Digital camera and white balance adjusting method

1. A digital camera comprising: an image pickup section configured to capture a subject image; an adjustment value creating section configured to create an adjustment value for adjusting a white balance of the captured image; and an adjusting section configured to adjust the white balance of the image based on the adjustment value output from the adjustment value creating section; wherein the adjustment value creating section comprises: a calculating section configured to automatically calculate a first adjustment value, based on image data obtained by capturing the subject image, after the subject image is captured to be recorded on a recording medium; an evaluating section configured to determine a reliability of the first adjustment value and to evaluate the determined reliability; an adjustment value correcting section configured: (i) to notify that correction of the first adjustment value via an operation instruction is enabled, and to create a second adjustment value based on an operation instruction for changing the first adjustment value, when the evaluating section evaluates that the reliability of the automatically calculated first adjustment value is low, and (ii) to immediately compress and record the image data based on the first adjustment value without changing the first adjustment value and without notifying that correction of the first adjustment value is enabled, when the evaluating section evaluates that the reliability of the automatically calculated first adjustment value is high; and an adjustment value outputting section configured to output the second adjustment value to the adjusting section.

2. A digital camera according to claim 1 , further comprising: a confirming section configured to confirm the second adjustment value by an input; and a recording section configured to record image data adjusted based on the confirmed second adjustment value onto the recording medium.

3. A digital camera according to claim 2 , further comprising: a correction displaying section configured to display on a same screen, when the evaluating section evaluates that the reliability of the first adjustment value is low, an image adjusted based on the first adjustment value and an operation instruction for correcting the first adjustment value.

4. A digital camera according to claim 3 , wherein the correction displaying section comprises an updating section configured to update and display an image adjusted based on the corrected adjustment value each time the first adjustment value is corrected.

5. A digital camera according to claim 1 , further comprising: a confirming section configured to confirm the second adjustment value by an input; and a transmitting section configured to transmit image data, which is adjusted based on the confirmed second adjustment value, to an external destination through at least one of wireless communication and wired communication.

6. A digital camera according to claim 5 , further comprising: a correction display section configured to display on a same screen the adjusted image based on the first adjustment value and an operation instruction for correcting the first adjustment value, when the evaluating section evaluates that the reliability of the first adjustment value is low.

7. A digital camera according to claim 6 , wherein the correction display section comprises an updating section configured to update and display an image adjusted based on the corrected adjustment value each time the first adjustment value is corrected.

8. A digital camera according to claim 1 , further comprising: a correction displaying section configured to display on a same screen an image adjusted based on the first adjustment value and an operation instruction for correcting the first adjustment value, when the evaluating section evaluates that the reliability of the first adjustment value is low.

9. A digital camera according to claim 8 , wherein the correction displaying section comprises an updating section configured to update and display an image adjusted based on the corrected adjustment value each time the first adjustment value is corrected.

10. A digital camera according to claim 1 , further comprising: a transmitting section configured to transmit the image data, which is adjusted based on the first adjustment value outputted by the calculated adjustment value outputting section, to an external destination through at least one of wireless communication and wired communication.

11. A digital camera according to claim 1 , further comprising: a setting section configured to set a rapid sequence mode; and an inhibiting section configured to, when the rapid sequence mode is set, inhibit operation of the adjustment value correcting section.

12. A digital camera comprising: an image pickup section configured to capture a subject image; a first storing section configured to temporarily store image pickup data obtained by capturing the subject image; a creating section configured to create automatically a first white balance adjustment value based on the captured image data after the subject image is captured to be recorded on a recording medium; a second storing section configured to temporarily store processed image data that has been processed using the first white balance adjustment value; an operating section configured to perform fine adjustment of the first white balance adjustment value; an evaluating section configured to determine a reliability of the first white balance adjustment value and to evaluate the determined reliability; a control section configured: (i) to immediately process and store in the second storing section image data read out from the first storing section that is processed using the first white balance adjustment value without changing the first white balance adjustment value with the operating section, when the evaluating section evaluates that the reliability of the first white balance adjustment value is high, and (ii) to create a second white balance adjustment value based on an operation of the operating section, process the image data read out from the first storing section using the second white balance adjustment value, and store the processed image data in the second storing section, when the evaluating section evaluates that the reliability of the first white balance adjustment value is low; a confirming section configured to confirm the second white balance adjustment value created by the operation of the operating section; and an outputting section configured to, when the second white balance adjustment value is confirmed by the confirming section, output the image data stored in the second storing section that has been processed using the second white balance adjustment value to the recording medium.

13. A white balance adjusting method comprising: capturing a subject image; creating an adjustment value for adjusting a white balance of the image; and adjusting the white balance of the image based on the adjustment value; wherein creating the adjustment value comprises: automatically calculating a first adjustment value based on image data obtained by capturing the subject image, after the subject image is captured to be recorded on a recording medium; determining a reliability of the first adjustment value and evaluating the determined reliability; notifying that correction of the first adjustment value via an operation instruction is enabled, and creating a second adjustment value based on an operation instruction for changing the first adjustment value, when it is evaluated that the reliability of the automatically created first adjustment value is low; immediately compressing and recording the image data based on the first adjustment value, without changing the first adjustment value and without notifying that correction of the first adjustment value is enabled, when it is evaluated that the reliability of the automatically calculated first adjustment value is high; and outputting the second adjustment value for adjusting the white balance.

14. A white balance adjusting method according to claim 13 , further comprising: confirming the second adjustment value according to an operation; and recording image data which is adjusted based on the confirmed second adjustment value onto the recording medium.

15. A white balance adjusting method according to claim 14 , wherein creating the adjustment value further comprises: displaying on a same screen an image adjusted based on the first adjustment value and an operation instruction for correcting the first value, when it is evaluated that the reliability of the first adjustment value is low; and updating and displaying an image adjusted based on the corrected adjustment value each time the first adjustment value is corrected.

16. A white balance adjusting method according to claim 13 , wherein creating the adjustment value further comprises: displaying on a same screen an image adjusted based on the first adjustment value and an operation instruction for correcting the first value, when it is evaluated that the reliability of the first adjustment value is low; and updating and displaying an image adjusted based on the corrected adjustment value, at each variation of the first adjustment value.

17. A white balance adjusting method comprising: capturing a subject image; temporarily storing, in a first storing section, image data which is obtained by capturing the subject image; automatically creating a first white balance adjustment value based on the captured image data after the subject image is captured to be recorded on a recording medium; temporarily storing, in a second storing section, image data that has been processed using the first white balance adjustment value; determining a reliability of the first white balance adjustment value and evaluating the determined reliability; performing fine adjustment of the first white balance adjustment value; immediately processing and storing in the second storing section image data read out from the first storing section that is processed using the first white balance adjustment value, without performing the fine adjustment of the first white balance adjustment value, when it is evaluated that the reliability of the first adjustment value is high; creating a second white balance adjustment value based on the fine adjustment of the first white balance adjustment value, and processing the image data read out from the first storing section using the second white balance adjustment value and storing the processed image data, when it is evaluated that the reliability of the first adjustment value is low; confirming the second white balance adjustment value; and outputting to the recording medium the image data stored in the second storage section that has been processed using the second white balance adjustment value, when the second white balance adjustment value is confirmed in the confirming step.